knocking down
Example Sentences
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We witness McFadin as he smilingly interrogates—and intimidates—witnesses and plaintiffs, beguiles juries and sweet-talks judges, knocking down charges against Kenrex as if bowling strike after strike.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
At the time, The New York Times memorably called her "the blunt instrument knocking down their own Berlin Wall".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
I think that that administration is one that is laser-focused on delivering, and that means working hard and knocking down barriers that may prevent you from being able to deliver.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
The East Wing has now been reduced to rubble to make way for Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom, with workers knocking down some of the final bricks on Monday, an AFP photographer saw.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
A catastrophic earthquake razed Cahokia in the beginning of the thirteenth century, knocking down the entire western side of Monks Mound.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
